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found in excellent order. Belle of Oxford 8th, bought at the 

 Wickon Park sale of 1880, for 340gs., was the first important 

 purchase, and a fortunate one she has been as regards heifer breed- 

 ing, within a month of coming to Limefield, she bred Belle of Oxford 

 11th, to Duke of Oxford 42nd 39772, then she was twice sent to 

 Mr. Holden's Oxford Duke of Tregunter 42092, but unfortunately 

 the first of the two cow calves she had to him was lost. The family 

 group are paraded, and of the trio of cows, our preference rests on 

 the matron, a very compact and well ribbed animal, but Grand 

 Duchess of Oxfoid 48th, a massive daughter of Duke of Glo'ster 

 7th 39735, has since been privately purchased from Mr. Wraith. 

 The beautiful fronted Blanche Winsome with five of England's 

 noblest sires at the head of her popular pedigree, has bred but a 

 couple of bulls as hitherto, and another grand lengthy cow is 

 Empress of Yetholme, the oldest of Duchess of Tetholme's four 

 daughters, which ran second to the Sandtingham Diadem family. 

 Windermere 3rd, a thick fleshy Waterloo, has been supplemented 

 by the purchase of Waterloo 45th, of the same branch, at the dis- 

 persion of thefamous Penrhyn Castle herd, but it is the Kirklevingtons, 

 in which Mr. Horsfall especially excels, old Siddington 16th, one of 

 the famous >; twins," has bred Siddington Grand Duchess, to Grand 

 Duke 47th 51354, while the little red calf from Woodside, has 

 grown into a fairly good heifer, but Kirklevington Duchess 28th a 

 level good sort, has bred an exquisitely pretty calf, named Kirk- 

 levington Duchess 29th. A thick sappy Charmer, and a good 

 looking Polly Gwynne, are the remainder of a choice Bates herd, 

 which with time and good management will be more widely known 

 than at present. Grand Duke 47th 51354, a lengthy white, the 

 sire in service, is half-brother to the well known Grand Duke 34th 

 and Grand Duke 37th. and the Killhow sale beheld Mr. Horsfall a 

 purchaser of Duke of Ormskirk 5th 52768, a son of Knight of 

 Oxford 8th 48818 and Duchess of Ormskirk 2nd, whose calves, the 

 owner writes, " are of an exceedingly good stamp." 



The neighbourhood of Blackburn, like most other of the popular 

 Lancashire manufacturing towns is not propitious for the breeding 

 of high class shorthorns, yet the late Rev. Philip Graham, well 



